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TYPE SETTING APPARATUS. No. 271,711. Patented .Feb. 6, 1883..

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TYPE. SETTING APPARATUS.

Patented Feb. 6, 1883.

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LOUIS K. JOHNSON AND A. AUGUSTUS IIOYV, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TYPE-SETTING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,711, dated February 6, 1883.

Application filed December 30,1881. (No model.)

1 0 all whom it may concern Be. it known that we, LOUIS K. JOHNSON and A. AUGUSTUS LOW, both of the city of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Setting Apparatus, of which'the following is a specification.

Our improvements relate to that class of type-holders in which the type is presented to the compositor for removal in prescribed positions from the lower ends of containing-channels.

The object of our present improvements is to embody in a single compact apparatus essential devices requisite in the art of type-setting in such manner that they may be readily adjusted and employed with relation to each other, and to adapt them'to the convenience of compositors of diflerent heights.

Our invention consists, first, in bed-plates for supporting the type-containing channels, formed so as to interlock with and sustain each other when superimposed; secondly, in achannel-holder secured to a double or universal joint, consisting of two independently-adjustable joints working in planes at right angles to each other and interposed between the channel-holder and its support, so that theholder may be accurately adjusted to any angle; thirdly, in the special construction and arran gement, with the channel-holder, of an auxiliary compartment-casett'orholdingextratypes ofdenominationsthatare seldom usedas capitals, italics, &c.monnted upon the top of the channel-holder in such manner that it may be readily slid up and supported out of the way when not in use, or as readily lowered and sustained in a position convenient for use by the compositor; fourthly, in a combined copy-support and quad-holder, mounted adjustably upon the side of the channel-holder, so as to be capable of regulation both vertically and laterally with relation to the position of the compositor; fifthly, in a vertically-adjustable galley-holder, mounted upon the standard or base in such manner that it may be swung around to the front for use in correcting, or secured out of the way at the rear of the apparatus.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an isometrical perspective of our improved compositors apparatus; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the upper portion of the same, showing the auxiliary type-case in section and the side casing of the channel-holder removed to expose the arrangement of the bed-plates; and Fig. 3 an isometrical perspective of one of the bed-plates removed.

The upper end of the base or standard A is hollow to provide for the reception of the vertical screw S, upon which the type-holder H H is mounted. This screw is elevated or depressed by means of a hand-nut, N, bearing against the top of and extending down a short distance into the standard A. The adjustability thus attained is of importance in adapt-- ing the type-holders to either the standing or sitting positions, or to the varying heights of different users. This construction also allows the type-holder to be readily turned laterally to adapt the case to variations in light, or to other circumstances.

Between the top of the screw S and the bottom of the channel-holder H we interpose two adjustablejoints, J J, provided with bindingscrews jj. and working in planes at right angles to each other, togctheri'orminga universal joint which will admit of the accurateadjustment of the channel-holder to any angle required. This facility of accurate adjustment is of importance in regulating the inclination of the containing-channels, so as to relieve the bottom of a column of type as much as possible from the pressure of the upper portion, and in regulating the tilt or lateral inclination given to the channels in order to prevent the type escaping from their open edges.

The channel-holderH is composed ofa series of flanged bed-plates, h, whichv are superimposed, as shown in Fig. 2, and to the upper sides of which the supporting-ribs and chan-' nel-seats h are affixed.

The relative arrangement, construction, and operation ofthe type-channels O and their seats h are substantially the same as those shown and described in the applications for patents of Louis K. Johnson, filed respectively upon July 11,1881, and October 24,1881, and therefore is not here shown in detail.

The base-plates h are provided with flanges If at each side, which separate the bodies of the adjacentplates from each other sufficiently to allow the insertion or removal of the typecontaining channels into or from position from the front of the apparatus. They are also formed with coinciding interlocking'projections or shoulders 1L3 and recesses In, by which means they are made to support each other against relative displacement, and when bound together by one or more bolts, 7L5, becomepracticallyasrigid and substantial as though made in one piece.

In adapting the principle of presenting type to the hand-compositorin containing-channels arranged in close proximity to each other to the construction of cases suitable for ordinary composing, it has been found both snfficient and expedient to provide accommodation in the case for about one hundred characters; but there are still other denominations of type that are, comparatively speaking, only occasionally required, which it would still be desirable to have within convenient reach, as italics, small caps, &c. To provide containing-channels for these'extra characters in the body of the case itself would nearly double its dimensions and add materially to the cost, all of which we avoid by adapting the top ot'the channel-holder to receive and support the auxiliary type-case H, which is provided with a sutiicient number of compartments to accommodate the said extra characters. This auxiliary case H is held in place laterally by and slides between the shoulders or flangest ii, projectingfrom the channel-holder H. Ordinarily when not in use the auxiliary case is supported entirely above and beyond the front of the channel-holder, out of the way, as shown in Fig. 1; but when required temporarily for use it is slid down into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, when all its compartments are within convenient distance of the compositor. In order to provide for its 'support in either of these two positions, the auxiliary case is provided with two series of projections or tongues, u a and d (I, one set, a a, near its lower front edge, which, when engaged with the hooks k 7: upon the top of the channel-holder, support it when notin use,and the other set, d (I, nearits upper rear end, which support it in a similar manner when lowered for use.

Mounted at the side of the channelholder' His the combined copy-support and quad holder Q. This is adjustable both laterally and vertically upon the rod q, (secured to the side of the channel-holder,) so that it may be raised or lowered or swung forward at any angle for use, according to the convenience of the compositor, or backward against the channel-holder when not in use. Its upper portion is provided with a counterbalanced copy-mark, r. and its lower portion is formed with an inclined compartment, 2%, for receiving and presenting the quads.

Brackets b 1), formed with suitable notches or seats, b b, to receive the thickness of a containing-channel, are affixed to opposite sides of the channel-holder H, and furnish a temporary support for a channel when from any cause it is desirable to examine or adjust the column of type contained therein or while substituting and arranging the channels.

Attached to the same support as the channel-holder, and immediately below the latter, is a bracket, G, which furnishes bearings or seats for a series of cup-shaped space-receivers. 0 0. During the operation of justifying the lines as they are formed in the stick, spaces that have been placed therein have necessarily to be discarded from time to time and others substituted in their place, and these receptacles 0 0 0 are for the purpose of furnishing a convenient means of disposing of these discarded spaces quickly by sim ply dropping them into one or the other of the series, according to their denomination, thereby obviating the necessity of subsequent distribution or separation. The bracket G also furnishes a support for the inclined flanged rest or shelf L, which may be made to answer the purpose of a temporary galley, or when not so employed as a rest for the stick or other implements used by the compositor.

Mounted upon a shoulder, a, on the standard A is a swinging arm or bracket, 13, on the outer extremity of which is mounted a vertically-adjustable galley-holder, D. When not in use, or when so required, the galley-holder is'swung back out of the way and secured in such position by tightening the setscrew 1) against the standard A; but when, incorrecting or for other cause, it is desirable to have the galley in front of the case, the arm B is swung around into that position and the galley-holder D adjusted ertically to suit the convenience of the operator.

One or more channel-racks, R R, are secured to the rear side of the lower portion of the standard A, and furnish a convenient and compact arrangementfor the storage of the channels, ready for use.

To support the channels vertically upon their closed edges, and thereby avoid the displacement of the columns of type contained therein, we provide each channel-rack with a series of projections or tongues, 20, the spaces between which correspond exactly to the width of a channel. 7

hat we claim is-- 1. The superimposed bed-plates h, formed with the spacing-flanges If, and having the channel-supporting seats h secured to their upper surfaces, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

2. The superimposed bed-plates 7:, having the channel-supporting seats h secured to their upper surfaces, and formed with spacing flanges h, and coinciding interlocking projections or shoulders h and recesses h, substantially in the manner and for the purpose des ignated.

3. A type-containing channel-holder, substantially such as designated, secured to a double or universal joint, J J, interposed be- I nated, the combined copy-support and quadtween said channel-holder and its supporting column or standard, substantiallyin the manner and for the purpose described.

4. The auxiliary type-case H, formed with two series of projections or tongues, u a and cl 6], one set near its lower front end and the other set near its upper rear end, in combination with and mounted adjustably upon the top of the type'containing channel-holder H, formed with the flanges i i and the books or catches k k, for the purpose and substantially in themanner herein set forth.

5. In combination with a type-containing channel-holder, substantially such as desigholder Q, secured to and adjustable upon the side of the said channel-holder, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described. 6. In combination with a type-containing channel-holder, substantially such as designated, and its supporting-standard A, the swinging bracket B and vertically-adjustable galley-holder mounted thereon, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

LOUIS K. JOHNSON. A. AUGUSTUS LOW. Witnesses:

GEo. W. MIATT, WM. A. PoLLoK. 

